MATRIX-001 will examine the safety, PK, modeled PD, and acceptability of inserts containing the combination of TAF and EVG applied vaginally, daily for 3 days, then every other day for 14 days. The inserts are ultimately intended to be the basis of an event-driven, on-demand method for prevention of HIV and HSV sexual infection.
Participants will be enrolled across three sites, in USA, Kenya, and South Africa, approximately 20 per site. Participants will be randomized (1:1) to receive either a placebo or TAF/EVG vaginal insert as well as be randomized (1:1:1) to 3 different tissue sampling time points post-treatment (24hr, 48hr and 72hr after the last dose). Participants will be asked to complete 8 study visits with clinical and behavioral evaluations, and a subset will complete an in-depth interview to assess acceptability of vaginal insert use.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
68
vaginal insert applied daily for 3 days then every other day for 14 days
vaginal insert applied daily for 3 days then every other day for 14 days
Eastern Virginia Medical School Clinical Research Clinic (EVMS CRC)
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Thika, Kenya
CAPRISA eThekwini Clinical Research Site
Durban, South Africa
Number and Severity of Adverse Events
Safety measured by reported AE's Grade 2 and higher
Time frame: Randomization through study completion, an average of 3 months
Pharmacokinetics (PK) in cervicovaginal fluid (CVF)
Concentrations of TFV, TAF and EVG
Time frame: through completion of study, an average of 3 months
Pharmacokinetics (PK) in plasma
Concentrations of TFV, TAF and EVG
Time frame: through completion of study, an average of 3 months
Pharmacokinetics (PK) in cervicovaginal tissue
Concentrations of TFV, TAF and EVG
Time frame: through completion of study, an average of 3 months
Modeled in vitro Pharmacodynamics (PD) for HIV
Rate of anti-viral activity in CVF
Time frame: Enrollment through study completion, an average of 3 months
Modeled in vitro Pharmacodynamics (PD) for Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
Rate of anti-viral activity in CVF
Time frame: Enrollment through study completion, an average of 3 months
Number of participants who find using the vaginal insert acceptable.
Responses to key questions on satisfaction, comfort with insertion, willingness to use the vaginal insert
Time frame: Enrollment through study completion, an average of 3 months
Number of participants with changes to vaginal microbiome
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Evaluate mucosal factors and microbiome changes from baseline associated with mucosal function, including immune cells, pH, soluble markers, and immune cells.
Time frame: Enrollment through study completion, an average of 3 months